Cycling Ecopista do Dão One Way, full-day from Coimbra
After hotel pickup in Coimbra, we take direction to activity start in Viseu. Day dedicated to bicycle touring on an old railway branch that has 130 years of transpor...
Structure
Drinking window
Best 1 to 8 years from vintage.
vintage1 yrs8 yrs10 yrs
Critic scores
No critic score is published for this bottle that we can cite with a reviewer, a vintage and a review year, so none is shown. The rating in the header is our own.
In the glass
Aroma: orange blossom, lemon, peach, mineral edge
Palate: grapefruit, green pineapple, dry and taut, vivid natural acidity
A single-parcel white field blend, half Encruzado: orange blossom, lemon and peach with a mineral edge, grapefruit and green pineapple behind.
What it pairs with
-
Ceviche
Grapefruit and green pineapple sit inside the citrus cure. -
Grilled squid
The wine is dry and taut enough to follow charred seafood. -
Chicken with lemon
Orange blossom in the glass answers the citrus on the plate.
Facts
- Producer
- Quinta das Queimas · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Encruzado (50%), Malvasia Fina, Gouveio, Bical, Cerceal Branco
- Classification
- DOC Dão
- Oak
- Direct pressed, seven months in stainless steel on fine lees, no oak
- ABV
- 13.5%
- Drinking window
- 1-8 from vintage
Frequently asked about Quinta das Queimas Field Blend Branco
What does Quinta das Queimas Field Blend Branco taste like?
Yellow in the glass, with a floral nose plus citrus and stone fruit where orange blossom, lemon and peach stand out over a mineral touch. The palate is dry with well present natural acidity, and citrus and tropical notes of grapefruit and green pineapple come through as you drink.
What grapes are in Quinta das Queimas Field Blend Branco?
Encruzado at 50 percent with Malvasia, Gouveio, Bical, Cerceal Branco and other varieties, all from one parcel of vines.
How long is Quinta das Queimas Field Blend Branco aged?
Direct pressing, controlled fermentation and seven months on fine lees in stainless steel, with the rest of the ageing in bottle.
Tags
Taste it where it is made: tours and tastings in Dão